2015 Royals Hall of Fame Vote

There is no higher honor for a member of the Kansas City Royals than induction into the Royals Hall of Fame. There are so many people, both on the field and off, that have contributed to the organization over the last almost half a century now, but only twenty-five have earned the title of Royals Hall of Famer.

The Royals Hall of Fame voting process was changed in 2011 to include two different phases. The Regular Phase takes place in odd-numbered years and focuses on former players. The Veterans Committee phase takes place in even-numbered years and considers both non-field personnel and players who have previously received Royals Hall of Fame (Regular Phase) votes, but are no longer eligible for that ballot. This new year of 2015 brings with it our next opportunity to consider the careers of eligible Royals Alumni for the organizations highest honor.

The rules for eligibility to be included on the ballot state that a player must have been active with the Royals for at least three (3) seasons and accumulated a minimum of 1,500 plate appearances or 300 innings pitched and shall have ceased to be an active on-field member of the Royals (or for any other Major League organization) in the role for which they are being considered for at least three (3) calendar years preceding the election. The 2015 vote includes four first-time eligible players and six names that return after receiving at least 10 percent of the vote in 2013.

The 2011 changes to the Royals Hall of Fame vote also allowed Royals fans to rightly have a say by including you in the process. No one knows better who deserves induction into this select group than all of you who have lived Royals history right along with us.

2015 Royals Hall of Fame Voting is now closed.

Curt Nelson is the Director of the Royals Hall of Fame and has worked for the Royals since the 1999 season. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

The Royals Hall of Fame was established in 1986 to celebrate the accomplishments of individuals who have made exceptional contributions to Kansas City Royals baseball, both on and off the field. More »

This Day in Royals History

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May 1

1964: Birthday: Jose 'Chico' Lind

1969: Birthday: Phil Hiatt

May 2

1965: Birthday: Felix Jose

1977: Birthday: Luke Hudson

May 3

1974: George Brett is recalled from the Omaha Royals (AAA) for the final time. He replaced Paul Schaal, who was traded to the Angels (4/30/74), as the Royals primary third baseman.

May 4

1969: Bob Oliver goes 6-for-6 to become the first Royals player with six hits in a single game. Oliver collects four singles, a double and home run in the Royals 15-1 win at California.

May 5

1958: Birthday: Dave Gumpert

May 6

1969: Bob 'Hawk' Taylor hits the first pinch-hit home run in Royals history. Batting for Juan Rios, Taylor's three-run ninth inning blast off Dick Radatz boosts KC to 7-6 win at Detroit.

May 7

1980: The Royals set a club record with nine consecutive hits (seven singles and two doubles -- all after the first two batters made out) in the fourth inning of a 12-5 win at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

2011: Eric Hosmer collects his first Major League hit. The fifth inning single comes off Brandon McCarthy in the Royals 4-3 win at Kauffman Stadium against Oakland.

May 8

1948: Birthday: Steve Braun

1951: Birthday: Dennis Leonard

1974: Brett's first home run: George Brett collects his first career home. The two-run seventh inning blast comes off fellow Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins in the Royals 4-2 win at Arlington Stadium against Texas.

May 9

1957: Steve Hammond

May 10

1977: Birthday: Salvador Perez

May 11

1949: Birthday: Jerry Martin

1950: Birthday: Dane Iorg

1950: Birthday: Mark Huisman

2011: Eric Hosmer hits his first Major League home run. The fourth inning blast at Yankee Stadium comes against pitcher A. J. Burnett. Kansas City wins 4-3 in 11 innings.

May 12

1947: Birthday: Bob Heise

1978: The Royals' score a come from behind walk-off 4-3 win against the Yankees at Royals Stadium. The decisive hit is an Amos Otis two-run inside-the-park home run after New York outfielders Reggie Jackson and Mickey Rivers collide.

1984: Royals Hall of Famer Mark Gubicza posts his first career win with a complete game four hitter against Boston at Royals Stadium. Frank White's three-run HR plated only runs of the game.

1992: Royals Hall of Famer Joe Burke passes away. Burke was Royals Club President after serving as General Manager from 1974-1981.

1996: Royals' infielder Chris Stynes singles in the first inning against Seattle at Kauffman Stadium. He then proceeds to steal second, third and homes in the inning.

May 13

1950: Birthday: Juan Beniquez

1976: George Brett collects three hits for a sixth consecutive game breaking a record set by fellow Hall of Famer Rod Carew. The Royals defeat Chicago 13-2 at Royals Stadium.

1978: Birthday: Ryan Bukvich

1993: Two days before his 40th birthday, George Brett collects his 300th career HR making him just the sixth player in history with 3,000 hits and 300 HRs joining Henry Aaron, Stan Musial, Carl Yastzemski, Willie Mays and Al Kaline. Kansas City wins 7-3 at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.

May 14

1936: Birthday: Dick Howser

1963: Birthday: Pat Borders

1970: Birthday: Larry Sutton

1973: Birthday: Brad Rigby

1977: Jim Colborn becomes the first Royals pitcher to throw a no-hitter at home. Colborn strikes out six Rangers as Kansas City defeats Texas 6-0 at Royals Stadium.

1993: Kansas City native David Cone wins his first game as a member of the Royals scattering four hits over nine innings. The Royals defeat the Angels 2-1 in 10 innings at Anaheim Stadium.

1994: George Brett is inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame and his trademark No. 5 is retired by the Royals Organization. It is the second number retired by the Royals following Dick Howser's No. 10.

1995: Joe Randa collects his first major league hit with a fourth inning single against the Angels' Mark Langston at Kauffman Stadium.

May 15

1953: Birthday: George Brett

1973: The Royals are no-hit for the first time in franchise history. The first no-hitter at brand new Royals Stadium is a milestone as it is the first of Nolan Ryan's major league record six career no-hitters.

1974: Birthday: A.J. Hinch

1984: Birthday: Everett Teaford

2002: Tony Pena is named the 13th full-time manager in Kansas City Royals history. He had been serving on the coaching staff of the Houston Astros.

May 16

1975: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Leonard posts his first career win with a complete game at Fenway Park. The Royals defeat the Red Sox 5-2.

1976: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Larry Gura is acquired in a trade with the New York Yankees in exchange for catcher Fran Healy.

1982: Royals Hall of Fame DH Hal McRae collects his 1,500th career base hit. The milestone was a fifth inning single against Bob Stanley. The Royals defeat Boston 5-0 at Royals Stadium.

May 17

1969: Birthday: Rick Huisman

1976: Birthday: Jose Guillen

1985: The Royals acquire outfielder Lonnie Smith from the St. Louis Cardinals for Minor League outfielder John Morris. 'Skates' was a key contributor in Kansas City's World Series run.

May 18

1951: Birthday: Jim Sundberg

1951: Birthday: Dennis Leonard

1972: Birthday: Jaime Bluma

1974: Birthday: Felix Martinez

1976: The Royals and Rangers begin the day tied atop the AL West. After their 3-1 win over Texas at Royals Stadium, KC takes sole possession of first place and stays there the rest of the season.

1984: Birthday: Joakim Soria

May 19

1964: Birthday: Luis Aquino

1972: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Paul Splittorff collects three singles among the Royals 20 hit barrage in a 16-1 win at Municipal Stadium against Oakland. He also throws a complete game six-hitter.

1976: Birthday: Chris Fussell

May 20

1977: Birthday: Steve Stemle

May 21

1974: Birthday: Mark Quinn

May 22

1937: Birthday: George Spriggs

1946: Birthday: Jim Colborn

1968: Birthday: Al Levine

1974: Birthday: John Bale

May 23

1980: The Royals defeat the Angels 13-9 in California to take over first place in the AL West. They remain in first the rest of the season in route to the 1980 American League pennant.

1993: Club founder Ewing Kauffman is inducted into Royals Hall of Fame from the field at Royals Stadium. It was his final appearance at the ballpark which would take his name six weeks later.

May 24

1946: Birthday: Ellie Rodriguez

1976: Birthday: Carlos Febles

1991: Former Royals' DH and future Royals Hall of Famer Hal McRae is named the 10th full-time manager in club history succeeding his former teammate John Wathan.

1996: Royals Hall of Famer Mark Gubicza throws a complete game four-hit shutout to collect his 132nd and final win for the Kansas City Royals. The Royals defeat Texas 8-0 at Kauffman Stadium.

May 25

1986: George Brett collects his 2,000th career hit. The fourth inning singles comes off Joel Davis of the Chicago White Sox early in a 2-1 17 inning win for Kansas City at Royals Stadium.

1994: Kevin Appier strikes out 13 in just five innings in KC's 8-3 victory over Texas. He was the first pitcher to ever reach 13 K's in less than six innings pitched. Appier was removed in the sixth with 108 pitches thrown following a 49-minute rain delay.

May 26

1984: Royals Hall of Famer Paul Splittorff pitches two-thirds of an inning in relief to collect his 166th and final club record win. The Royals five-run 8th inning rally makes Split the winner in an 11-7 victory at Fenway Park in Boston.

2000: The Royals post a club record with four sixth inning home runs hit by Jermaine Dye, Mark Quinn, Brian Johnson, Carlos Febles. They score eight runs in the inning on the way to a 9-4 win against the Angels in California.

2002: Royals' relief pitcher Cory Bailey is credited with wins in both ends of a doubleheader sweep against the Rangers at Kauffman Stadium. He was the first pitcher since David Wells in 1989 to turn the doubleheader trick.

May 27

1968: The Kansas City expansion franchise (later to be named the Royals) is placed in the new American League 'Western Division' for the 1969 season.

1981: Seattle third baseman Lenny Randle gets down on all fours and tries to blow a slow roller off the bat of Amos Otis foul. Royals Manager Whitey Herzog protests interference. Randle argues he was merely pleading with it. Umpire Larry McCoy rules in favor of Herzog. Otis later singles. The Royals win 8-5 at the Kingdome.

May 28

1957: Birthday: Kirk Gibson

1959: Birthday: Steve Jeltz

1969: Birthday: Mike Difelice

1979: George Brett 'Hits for the Cycle' for the first of two times in his historic career. His fifth hit is a walk-off home run leading off the bottom of the 17th inning in the 5-4 win against Baltimore at Royals Stadium.

May 29

1995: Gary Gaetti hits two homers in the Royals 12-0 victory over Texas at Kauffman Stadium. Gaetti's two HRs gave him nine for the month of May breaking John Mayberry's club record set in 1973.

May 30

1956: Birthday: Mike LaCoss

May 31

1955: Birthday: Larry Owen

1970: Birthday: Dilson Torres

1975: Birthday: Mac Suzuki

June 1

1977: John Mayberry collects the second three home run game of his Royals career leading Kansas City to an 11-3 win at Exibition Stadium in Toronto.

1984: Charlie Leibrandt collects the first win of his Royals career throwing eight innings and surrendering only one run in Royals 7-1 win at the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

June 2

1961: Birthday: Jeff Schulz

1972: Birthday: Raul Ibanez

1973: Birthday: Neifi Perez

1987: Kansas City selects future Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Kevin Appier in the First Round (ninth overall) of the June Draft. They select future big leaguer Jeff Conine in the draft's 58th round.

1998: Fight night broke out at Kauffman Stadium between the Royals and Angels with a beanball war and two on-field brawls leading to 12 player ejections, and an eight-game suspension for Royals Manager Tony Muser and Angels Manager Terry Collins.

June 3

1972: Birthday: Bryan Rekar

1981: Veteran catcher Jerry Grote, who returned to baseball after a three year retirement, hits his first home run since 1976. The Grand Slam helps him set a Royals record with seven RBI in a single game leading the Royals to a 12-9 win at Royals Stadium against Seattle.

June 4

1965: Birthday: Kurt Stillwell

1999: The Royals first game ever hosting the Cincinnati Reds is postponed due to a power outage at the Kauffman Stadium. The clubs play a DH the next day.

June 5

June 6

1964: Birthday: Edgar Caceres

1972: Birthday: Tony Graffanino

1977: Birthday: Mark Ellis

1979: Birthday: Jeremy Affeldt

1983: Birthday: Irving Falu

1991: In a game started by Bret Saberhagen and Nolan Ryan, the Royals defeat Texas 4-3 at Royals Stadium in 18-innings when pitcher Kenny Rogers misplays a sac bunt by Kurt Stillwell allowing Kevin Seitzer to score. It was the longest game in Royals history at 6 hours, 28 minutes.

June 7

1944: Birthday: Roger Nelson

1975: Royals scout Rosey Gilhousen signs Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Dan Quisenberry as an undrafted free-agent out of the University of LaVerne (CA).

1986: RHP Steve Busby and OF Amos Otis become the first two inductees into the Royals Hall of Fame in ceremonies at Royals Stadium.

1987: Chili Davis becomes the third Royals player to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game leading Kansas City to a 10-4 win at Kauffman Stadium against Texas.

June 8

1971: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Paul Splittorff collects the first of his club record 166 wins. Split throws 7.2 innings allowing only one run in the Royals 4-2 win at Municipal Stadium against Washington.

1971: Birthday: Matt Whisenant

1979: The Royals draft two future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks in the June Baseball Draft. Dan Marino is taken in the fourth-round, followed by John Elway in 18th round -- neither signs. Both high school players decide to attend college at Pittsburgh and Stanford respectively.

1988: Pitcher Jeff Montgomery records the first save of his career in relief of fellow Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Bret Saberhagen. Monty pitches 1.2 no-hit innings to save the Kansas City 5-4 win at Royals Stadium against Oakland.

June 9

1970: Future National Baseball Hall of Fame Member Bob Lemon replaces Charlie Metro as the third manager in Kansas City Royals history.

1974: Kansas City selects future Royals Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Wilson in the First Round (18th overall) of the June Draft. Wilson had been a catcher at Summit High School in Summit, N.J.

June 10

1955: Birthday: Floyd Bannister

2000: David Glass and his family are officially welcomed as the second club owners in Royals history during a pre-game on-field ceremony at Kauffman Stadium.

2006: Reggie Sanders 9th inning two-run home run off Tampa Bay's Chad Harville is the 300th of his career. He becomes just the fifth player in MLB history with at least 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases.

June 11

1973: Frank White becomes the first member of the Royals Baseball Academy to reach the Major Leagues when he gets the call-up from Omaha to his hometown of Kansas City.

1974: Joe Burke is named the second General Manager in Kansas City Royals history replacing Cedric Tallis. The future Royals Hall of Famer had previously worked with the Washington Senators and moved with them to Dallas when they became the Texas Rangers.

1981: The Royals win 10-5 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto in the final game before the 1981 Baseball Strike begins. Play is suspended the following day and does not resume until August 10.

1982: Birthday: Bobby Keppel

June 12

1963: Birthday: Keith Miller

1973: Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White makes his Major League debut. He replaces pinch-hitter Steve Hovley on defense at shortstop to start the bottom of the sixth inning at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Hovley had hit for starting shortstop Bobby Floyd.

June 13

1970: Future Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Cookie Rojas is acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals in a trade for outfielder Fred Rico.

1972: Birthday: Darrell May

1989: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Kevin Appier collects the first of his career. Ape throws five innings allowing two runs in the Royals 5-3 win at Royals Stadium against Oakland.

June 14

1967: Birthday: Jerry Spradlin

1973: Frank White collects his first Major League hit. Royals Manager Jack McKeon places his shortstop at the top of his batting order and the rookie singles to center with one-out in the third inning off Doyle Alexander at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

June 15

1941: Birthday: Bruce Del Canton

1976: The Royals pound out a then club record 24 hits resulting in a lop-sided 21-7 win at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Tom Poquette lead way going 5 for 6 with two singles, two doubles and a home run.

1979: Willie Wilson becomes the first Royals player to hit home runs from both sides of the plate leading Kansas City to a 14-11 win at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Wilson hits a three-run shot off Mike Caldwell in the sixth; then a three-run inside-the-parker off Bill Castro in the ninth.

1979: The Royals post the biggest rally in club history coming from down nine runs (11-2) to defeat Milwaukee 14-11 at County Stadium. The Royals scored eight runs in the top of the ninth capped by Willie Wilson's three-run inside-the-park home run.

1995: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Mark Gubicza tosses a one-hit complete game gem against Oakland at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum. Gubicza walked one with five strikeouts surrendering only a fourth inning single to Mark McGwire in the 7-0 Kansas City win.

June 16

1962: Birthday: Wally Joyner

1969: Birthday: Kevin Young

1984: Birthday: Jonathan Broxton

June 17

2000: Allard Baird is named the fifth General Manager in Kansas City Royals history replacing the retiring Spencer 'Herk' Robinson. Baird was in thirteenth season with the Royals starting as hitting coach for the Appleton Foxes (Class-A) in 1988.

2003: Trailing 3-1, the Royals send 16 players to the plate and score 12 runs in the seventh inning on the way to a 14-7 victory at Kauffman Stadium against Minnesota. The dozen tallies sets a club record for runs scored in a single inning.

June 18

1963: Birthday: Russ McGinnis

1975: Marty Pattin throws a complete game, five-hit shutout leading Kansas City to a 13-0 win at Royals Stadium against California. Tony Solaita hits two home runs and scores five runs. Angels starter Nolan Ryan last just two innings in taking the loss.

1997: In the inaugural year of interleague play, Royals first baseman Jeff King hits his fourth home run against the National League in just six games. The first inning grand slam sparks the Royals to a 6-2 win at Kauffman Stadium against Houston. Over the first six interleague battles King goes 10 for 21 with 12 RBI.

2004: For the third straight game, the Royals defeat a National League opponent by a score of 10-4. The third comes against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Elias Sports Bureau establishes that the Royals are the first team in Major League history to win three straight games by the same score while scoring at least 10 runs each.

June 19

1958: Birthday: Butch Davis

1973: Birthday: Yasuhiko Yabuta

1974: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Busby throws his second career no-hitter just 14 months after his first. Busby blanks Milwaukee at County Stadium with the Royals winning 2-0 to become the first pitcher to ever throw a no-hitter in each of his first two big league seasons.

1974: Birthday: Doug Mientkiewicz

1977: Birthday: Bruce Chen

June 20

1941: Birthday: Luis Alcaraz

1944: Birthday: Dave Nelson

1972: Birthday: Paul Bako

2007: The Royals play their longest road game in club history at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The Cardinals prevail at home 7-6 in fourteen innings in a game lasting 5 hours and 21 minutes.

June 21

1986: Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson shocks the sports world by signing a professional baseball contract to play for the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City had selected Jackson in the fourth round of the 1986 June Draft.

June 22

1987: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Bret Saberhagen pitches seven perfect innings before giving up his first hit to Gormon Thomas leading off the top of eighth inning for Seattle at Royals Stadium The pitching duel between Sabes and Bill Swift was won by Swift and the Mariners 2-1.

June 24

1974: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Steve Busby retires the first nine White Sox to set a then American League record.

2001: The Royals reacquire cather Brent Mayne in a trade with Colorado that sends catcher Sal Fasano and pitcher Mac Suzuki to the Rockies.

2004: The Royals trade former American League Rookie of the Year Carlos Beltran to Houston in a three-team deal. Kansas City receives Minor League third baseman Mark Teahen and pitcher Mike Wood from the Athletics along with catcher John Buck from the Astros. The Athletics get pitcher Octavio Dotel from the Astros.

2005: Royals first round draft selection Alex Gordon wins the Golden Spikes Award as amateur baseballs best player following his junior All-American season at the University of Nebraska.

June 25

1945: Birthday: Dick Drago

1954: Birthday: Bob Shirley

1971: Birthday: Michael Tucker

1984: The Royals post the largest shutout win in club history blanking Oakland, 16-0. Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Mark Gubicza throws a complete game three-hit gem at Royals Stadium.

2002: Tony Pena and Luis Pujols become the first Dominican born managers to oppose each other in a Major League game. The current Royals manager (Pena) bests the former Royals player (Pujols) as Kansas City wins 8-6 at Kauffman Stadium with DR President Hipolito Mejia in attendance.

June 26

1974: Birthday: Jason Kendall

1976: Royals pitchers Marty Pattin (7.2 innings) and Steve Mingori (1.1 innings) combine on a one-hit shutout as Kansas City wins 3-0 at Royals Stadium against California. The sole hit is a sixth inning lead-off infield single by Dave Collins.

June 27

1953: Birthday: Joe Zdeb

1966: Birthday: Jeff Conine

1972: Royals Hall of Fame first baseman John Mayberry goes 4-4 with HR, double and two singles to lead the Royals to a 6-4 win at Municipal Stadium against Chicago.

1974: Birthday: Andy Larkin

1997: The left side of the Royals infield accounts for 10 runs as third baseman Craig Paquette and shortstop Jay Bell each collect five RBIs in the Royals 16-3 win at Kauffman Stadium against Milwaukee.

June 28

1971: Birthday: Ron Mahay

1977: Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Leonard tosses a complete game two-hitter leading Kansas City to 3-1 win against the California Angels at Anaheim Stadium.

June 29

1936: Birthday: Harmon Killebrew

1973: Birthday: Jason Rakers

1977: Birthday: Shawn Sedlacek

2001: The Royals tied a club record with four home runs in a single inning. Mike Sweeney, Jermaine Dye, Raul Ibanez and Carlos Beltran all homer against Dave Burba in the fourth inning pacing Kansas City to a 5-3 win against Cleveland at Jacobs Field.

June 30

1957: Birthday: Buddy Black

1970: Birthday: Mark Grudzielanek

1982: Birthday: Mitch Maier

1986: Bo Jackson makes his professional baseball debut with the Royals Double-A affiliate Memphis Chicks of the Southern League. His first hit comes in his initial at-bat an RBI single up the middle off Columbus Astros pitcher Mike Cook.

July 1

1970: Royals acquire pitcher Ted Abernathy in a trade with the cross-state St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for pitcher Chris Zachary.

1971: Birthday: Jaime Walker

1975: Royals Hall of Fame first baseman John Mayberry collects the first three home run game in club history. His three solo shots off Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins isn't enough as the Royals fall to the Rangers 5-4 at Arlington Stadium.

1982: Birthday: Justin Huber

1984: Birthday: Rich Thompson

July 2

1966: Birthday: Tim Spehr

1984: Paul Splittorff announces his retirement from baseball. Splitt finishes his 15-year career as the Royals all-time leader with 166 wins.

1993: Royals Stadium is officially renamed Ewing Marion Kauffman Stadium in honor of the Royals founder. The ballpark would become commonly known as Kauffman Stadium. Its nickname 'The K' is another salute to Kauffman, who was affectionately known as Mr. K.

July 3

1987: Manager Dick Howser is posthumously inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame from the field at Royals Stadium between games of a Royals DH sweep of Toronto. Howser's No. 10 also becomes the first number retired by the ballclub. Kansas City ends the night in first place.

July 4

1944: Birthday: Fred Rico

1969: Bob Oliver caps off a 13-2 Kansas City win against the Seattle Pilots at Municipal Stadium with the first grand slam home run in Royals history. The eighth inning blast goes off pitcher Jim Bouton author of the famous baseball book 'Ball Four'.

July 5

1966: Birthday: Dave Eiland

1970: Birthday: Doug Bochter

1989: Royals pitcher Charlie Leibrandt surrenders Mark McGwire's 100th career home run, but the Royals rally to defeat the A's 12-9 in 11 innings at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum.

July 6

1947: Birthday: Lance Clemons

1991: Danny Tartabull becomes the fifth Royals player to collect three home runs in a single game. Though he is the first Royals player to accomplish the feat at home, Kansas City still falls to Oakland 9-7 at Royals Stadium.

July 7

1968: Birthday: Chuck Knoblauch

1980: Birthday: John Buck

July 8

1956: Birthday: Terry Puhl

1969: Birthday: Ernie Young

July 9

1937: Birthday: Gordie MacKenzie

1955: Birthday: Royals Hall of Famer Willie Wilson

1971: Royals Hall of Famer Fred Patek becomes the first Royals player to hit for the cycle. The Royals defeat the Twins 6-3 at Metropolitan Stadium.

July 10

1984: Royals Hall of Famer George Brett hits his lone All-Star Game home run. Unfortunately it is the only run for the American League in a 3-1 loss at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

1987: Birthday: Johnny Giavotella

1989: Birthday: Will Smith

July 11

1968: Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex -- the site of what would become known as Royals Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium.

1989: Bo Jackson launches a monumental first inning home run at the 1989 All-Star Game in Anaheim. The American League wins 5-3 and Jackson is named the game's MVP.

July 12

1976: Birthday: Dan Reichert

July 13

1946: Birthday: Jerry Terrell

1967: Birthday: Pat Rapp

1982: Five Royals players -- Brett, McRae, Quisenberry, White and Wilson -- along with trainer Mickey Cobb and Manager Dick Howser are part of the American League All-Star roster in Montreal.

July 14

1970: Amos Otis becomes the first Kansas City Royals player to appear in an All-Star Game. He makes the outfield throw on the famous Pete Rose and Ray Fosse home plate collision at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

1987: Bret Saberhagen is the first Royals pitcher to start and Kevin Seitzer becomes the first Royals rookie to play in an All-Star Game. The NL wins 2-0 at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum

1991: The Royals set a club record with six home runs in a single game in route to an 18-4 win at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Macfarlane (2), B. McRae (2), Brett and Benzinger.

July 15

1972: Birthday: Wilson Delgado

1978: Birthday: Miguel Oliva

1986: Dick Howser manages his final Major League game -- the 1986 All-Star Game in Houston. Frank White's pinch hit home run helps the American League prevail 3-2.

July 16

1960: Birthday: Terry Pendleton

1969: Catcher Ellie Rodriquez represents the Kansas City Royals at the 1969 All-Star Game at RFK Stadium in Washington. He does not play in the game.

1990: Bo Jackson becomes the fourth Royals player to hit three home runs in a single game. Jackson's blasts helps lead the Royals to a 10-7 win at Yankee Stadium.

July 17

July 18

1980: Royals Hall of Famer George Brett begins his club record 30-game hitting streak. Brett goes 4 for 5 with a home run leading Kansas City to a 13-1 win at Yankee Stadium.

1999: Mike Sweeney begins a career best 25-game hitting streak. Sweeney goes 2 for 4 with a double, leading Kansas City to a 5-4 win at Wrigley Field.

2000: Johnny Damon collects four doubles in a game tying a Major League record. The Royals defeat the Chicago Cubs 12-4 at Kauffman Stadium

July 19

1927: Birthday: Billy Gardner

1979: Birthday: Rick Ankiel

1981: Birthday: Jimmy Gobble

July 20

1990: Royals Hall of Famer Kevin Appier throws a shutout, outdueling Roger Clemens. The Royals defeat the Red Sox 5-0 in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Royals Stadium.

July 21

1935: Birthday: Mow Drabowsky

1949: Birthday: Al Hrabosky

1958: Birthday: Dave Henderson

1978: Royals Hall of Famer Paul Splittorff pitches a shutout to notch the 100th victory of his career. The Royals defeat the Red Sox 9-0 at Royals Stadium.

July 22

1973: Birthday: Mike Sweeney

1979: George Brett becomes the third Royals player to hit three home runs in a single game. Brett's roundtrippers help lead the Royals to a 7-6 win against the Rangers at Arlington Stadium.

July 23

1969: Birthday: Henry Mercedes

1979: Royals Hall of Famer Dan Quisenberry records the first save of his career. Quisenberry closes out a 5-4 win against the Rangers at Arlington Stadium.

1994: The Royals begin what will become a 14 game winning streak with a 4-1 win at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. The streak was the second longest in club history.

July 24

1973: Royals Stadium hosts the 40th Anniversary MLB All-Star Game. Amos Otis is the first-ever Royals starter and collects two hits and a RBI. The NL prevails 7-1 with San Francisco Giant Bobby Bonds named MVP.

1975: Royals Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog is named the fifth manager in Kansas City Royals history.

1983: THE PINE TAR GAME. George Brett's ninth inning home run giving the Royals a 5-4 lead is disallowed and the Royals lose at Yankee Stadium. The ruling is appealed and Brett's home run is later reinstated.

July 25

1972: Lou Piniella makes the only All-Star appearance of his career and teammate Cookie Rojas hits the first Royals All-Star Game home run. They were joined by two other Royals -- Otis and Scheinblum -- at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.

1990: Royals Hall of Famer George Brett hits for the cycle for the second time in his career. The Royals defeat the Blue Jays 6-1 at Skydome in Toronto.

1999: Royals Hall of Famer George Brett takes his place in baseball history as he is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

July 26

1922: Birthday: Hoyt Wilhelm

1980: The largest single-game crowd in Royals/Kauffman Stadium history (41,860) watches the Royals take on the New York Yankees. The Yankees edge KC 5-4.

July 27

1952: Birthday: Rich Dauer

1961: Birthday: Nelson Santovenia

1968: Birthday: Tom Goodwin

1983: Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry picks up his first win as a member of the Kansas City Royals. In the 5-4 win against Cleveland at Royals Stadium, Perry joined Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton as the only pitchers to amass 3,500 career strikeouts.

July 28

1949: Birthday: Vida Blue

1960: Birthday: Carmelo Martinez

1964: Birthday: Bob Milacki

1976: Royals Hall of Famer Larry Gura wins his first game as a member of the Kansas City Royals. The victory comes in relief as the Royals down the Angels 3-2 in 15 innings in Anaheim.

1983: American League President Lee MacPhail reinstates George Brett's 'Pine Tar' home run from July 24th at Yankee Stadium. The game is scheduled to resume on August 18 with the Royals leading 5-4.

July 29

1988: Not yet set in the batters box after asking for a timeout and being denied by home plate umpire Mike Reilly, Bo Jackson still launches a long home run. The blast contributes to the Royals 6-2 win at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

1995: Jon Nunnally's walk-off home run in the 16th inning defeats the Tigers 5-4 at Kauffman Stadium. It is the Royals only extra base hit of the game following 21 singles, including five by Vince Coleman.

July 30

1944: Birthday: Pat Kelly

1957: Birthday: Clint Hurdle

1959: Birthday: Mike Jones

2007: Royals Hall of Famer Denny Matthews takes his place with the greatest broadcasters in baseball history as the 2007 Ford C. Frick Award recipient at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

July 31

1963: Birthday: Scott Bankhead

1972: Royals Hall of Famer Amos Otis scores the only run of the game on a fourth inning steal of home at Angels Stadium in Anaheim. It marks only the second-time since WWII that a steal of home accounted for a game's only run.

August 1

1947: Birthday: Tony Muser

1967: Birthday: Gregg Jefferies

1993: Royals founder Ewing Kauffman passes away at his home in Mission Hills at the age of 76.

1998: The Royals steal eight bases, including four by Jose Offerman, to tie a team record during a 9-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

2007: Royals manager Buddy Bell announces his retirement, effective at the end of the season.

August 2

1943: Birthday: Tom Burgmeier

1952: Birthday: Bombo Rivera

1956: Birthday: Derek Bothelo

1969: The Royals sign a 25-year lease for a new baseball stadium to be located within Truman Sports Complex.

1973: Hall of Famer George Brett records the first hit of his Major League career.

1979: Birthday: Humberto Quintero

1987: Kevin Seitzer becomes the second Royals player to post a six-hit game.

August 3

1973: Birthday: Blake Stein

1982: Royals Hall of Famer Frank White becomes the first Royals player to hit for the cycle for a second time.

1994: The Royals host their first 'Salute the Negro Leagues' donning the uniforms of the 1924 Negro World Series champion Kansas City Monarchs.

August 4

2007: Alex Rodriguez homers off Royals pitcher Kyle Davies for his milestone 500th career home run.

August 5

1943: Birthday: Nelson Briles

1977: Royals Hall of Famer John Mayberry becomes the second Royals player to hit for the cycle.

1984: The Royals sweep a doubleheader against Detroit, winning 5-4 and 5-0, in a 1984 ALCS preview at Tiger Stadium.

August 6

1954: Birthday: Ken Phelps

1966: Birthday: Stan Belinda

1976: Birthday: Kris Wilson

1983: Royals pitcher Eric Rasmussen throws a 4-0 shutout against the Boston Red Sox in his first American League outing.

August 7

1967: Birthday: Jason Grimsley

1970: Birthday: Marc Pisciotta

1999: George Brett is officially welcomed back to Kauffman Stadium for the first time as a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame during a pregame ceremony. He was inducted in Cooperstown on July 25, 1999.

August 8

1976: The White Sox defeat the Royals, 5-2, in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park while wearing shorts. In the nightcap, the Royals defeat Chicago, 7-1, with the White Sox back in long pants.

1977: Birthday: Jeremy Hill

1978: Birthday: Alexis Gomez

1989: Birthday: Blake Wood

August 9

1966: Birthday: Bob Scanlon

1976: The Royals defeat the Yankees, 8-2, at Royals Stadium in front of the first-ever Kansas City crowd of more than 40,000.

2003: Carlos Beltran hits his 100th career home run in a 6-2 win against Tampa Bay.

August 10

1970: The Royals Baseball Academy opens in Sarasota, Fla.

1971: Birthday: Sal Fasano

2006: In the finale of a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling gives up 10 extra-base hits, tying an American League record set by Dale Gear in 1901. The Royals win, 5-4, at Kauffman Stadium.

2011: Royals catcher Salvador Perez makes his Major League debut. He collects his first career base hit and picks off two Tampa Bay base runners.

August 11

1938: Birthday: Vada Pinson

1946: Birthday: Mike Hedlund

1984: Birthday: Melky Cabrera

2003: The Royals and Yankees combine for an American League-record 19 doubles. Kansas City alone collects 11 doubles, one shy of the single-team AL record. The Royals win, 12-9, at Kauffman Stadium.

August 12

1975: Birthday: Luis Ordaz

1996: Mike Sweeney hits his first career home run.

August 13

1972: The Royals turn the first triple play in club history during the third inning at Arlington Stadium against the Rangers.

1979: Birthday: Romon Colon

1980: Birthday: Jonah Bayliss

2000: Mike Sweeney drives in two runs in the Royals' 10-5 win over Baltimore at Kauffman Stadium, giving him 100 for the season. It is the earliest date a Royals player has ever reached that mark. He would go on to set the Royals single-season record with 144.

2004: The Royals hit a then-Major League-record tying two grand slams in a 10-3 win over the Oakland A's at the Coliseum. Abraham Nunez hits the first, breaking Mark Mulder's 1-0 shutout in the sixth inning. John Buck hits the second in the eighth.

2006: For the first time in Major League history, each team hits leadoff home runs in each of the first two innings. David DeJesus and Emil Brown go deep for the Royals, and Pablo Ozuna and Jermaine Dye do it for the White Sox.

August 18

1971: Birthday: Albie Lopez

1982: Birthday: Josh Rupe

1983: The infamous "Pine Tar Game" is resumed at Yankee Stadium. Hal McRae makes the last out of the top of the ninth and Dan Quisenberry retires the Yankees in order to complete the bizarre, 5-4, Royals win.

August 19

1958: Birthday: Gary Gaetti

1972: Birthday: Jed Hansen

1980: Royals Hall of Famer George Brett's 30-game hitting streak comes to an end. During the streak, Brett hit .467 with 42 RBIs.

August 20

1963: Birthday: Israel Sanchez

1980: George Brett reaches base six times, going 3-for-3 with three walks, and increases his batting average to .406.

1983: The Royals defeat Boston 5-2 at Royals Stadium to take over first place in the American League West. They stayed in first for the rest of the season on the way to their second consecutive division title.

August 26

1980: Royals Hall of Famer Steve Busby posts the final win of his remarkable career.

1980: George Brett records his fourth-career five-game hit.

1984: Greg Pryor ends one of the longest games in Royals history with a 16th-inning walk-off home run.

1990: Bo Jackson returns from the DL and homers off Randy Johnson in his first at-bat.

1991: Royals Hall of Famer Bret Saberhagen becomes the third Royals pitcher to throw a no-hitter, shutting out the White Sox.

August 27

1947: Birthday: Jim York

1951: Birthday: Buddy Bell

1967: Birthday: Brian McRae

1974: Royals Hall of Famer Hal McRae ties a Major League record with six extra-base hits as the Royals split a doubleheader with Cleveland at Royals Stadium.

1978: The Royals defeat Texas, 4-2, at Arlington Stadium to take over first place in the American League West.

1983: Birthday: Billy Buckner

1987: Former Royals catcher John Wathan is named the ninth full-time manager in Royals history, replacing Billy Gardner.

1988: Royals Hall of Famer Mark Gubicza sets a then-club record of 14 strikeouts in the Royals 4-1 win over Minnesota at Royals Stadium.

August 28

1943: Birthday: Lou Piniella

1960: Birthday: Mark Ryal

1972: Birthday: Jay Witasick

1973: Birthday: Kit Pellow

August 29

1979: Birthday: Ryan Shealy

1979: Birthday: Eduardo Villacis

1979: George Brett and Amos Otis hit back-to-back home runs to lead the Royals to an 18-8 win against Milwaukee.

1982: George Brett collects his 1,500th career hit, a fourth-inning single off LaMarr Hoyt.

1993: George Brett steals the 200th base of his career making him only the third player in history to record at least 3,000 hits, 300 home runs and 200 stolen bases. The Royals defeat Boston, 5-4, at Kauffman Stadium.

August 30

1950: Birthday: Dave Chalk

1955: Birthday: Renie Martin

1978: Birthday: Todd Wellemeyer

1983: Birthday: Chris Getz

2003: More than seven inches of rain in less than 23 hours force the postponement of the Angels-Royals game at Kauffman Stadium.

August 31

1968: Birthday: Hideo Nomo

1976: Birthday: Jason Gilfillan

1977: The Royals begin a club-record 16-game winning streak with a 5-4 victory over Texas at Royals Stadium.

September 6

September 7

1971: Royals Hall of Famer Amos Otis had four hits and set a team record with five stolen bases. The Royals won 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers.

1973: Birthday: Jarrod Patterson

1975: Tony Solaita becomes the second Royal to hit three home runs in a single game, but it his fourth hit, an 11th-inning RBI single, that proves to be the difference. The Royals defeat the Angels, 8-7.

September 8

1972: Royals Hall of Famer Steve Busby collects his first win in his first career start.

1978: Birthday: Gil Meche

1989: George Brett's third inning RBI single marks career hit 2,500.

1995: The Royals acquire infielder/outfielder Juan Samuel from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for third baseman Phil Hiatt.

September 9

1968: Future National Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Gordon is named the first manager of the Kansas City Royals. He is the only man to manage both the Kansas City Athletics (1960) and Royals (1969).

1976: George Brett posts the second of his five career, five-hit games. The fifth is a 10th-inning RBI single providing the winning margin in a 6-5 win over the Angels.

1977: Birthday: Kyle Snyder

1983: Birthday: Kyle Davies

2004: Joe Randa becomes the third Royals player to collect a six-hit game. He also becomes the first American Leaguer in history with six hits and six runs scored in a nine-inning game.

2004: The Royals set a club record for most runs scored, defeating the Tigers, 26-5, at Comerica Park.

September 10

1969: The Royals set a then-modern MLB record by using 27 players in a game. The overwhelming numbers are not enough and Kansas City falls, 11-4, to the Angels.

September 11

1940: Birthday: Jack Hernandez

1958: Birthday: Don Slaught

1969: Ewing Kauffman announces plans for a first-of-its-kind baseball school to be opened in Saraota, Fla. The concept would later be named the Royals Baseball Academy.

1988: Birthday: Mike Moustakas

2000: Johnny Damon gets his second five-hit game of the 2000 season.

2001: All games are canceled due to the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. The Royals were scheduled to host Cleveland at Kauffman Stadium.

September 12

1982: Looking for his first win, Twins relief pitcher Terry Felton leaves in the bottom of the sixth with one out, runners on first and second and a 7-6 lead. The Royals rally for an 18-7 win tagging Felton with his final MLB decision and a career 0-16 record.

1983: Birthday: Greg Keatley

1984: Kansas City ties Minnesota for first-place and remains in first for the rest of the season.

September 13

1983: Royals Hall of Famer Dan Quisenberry closes out a 4-3 Royals win at Anaheim Stadium. He collects his 39th save and sets a then-MLB record. He finished the 1983 season with 45 saves.

2004: The Royals outhit the Yankees, 18-16, but a 10-run fifth-inning leads to a 17-8 win over New York. Angel Berroa has five hits and John Buck drives in five runs.

September 14

1957: Birthday: Jerry Gleaton

1986: Bo Jackson hits his first-career home run. The 475-foot hit off pitcher Mike Moore is the longest in Royals Stadium history.

1998: Carlos Beltran collects the first hit of his Major League career. The seventh-inning single comes against A's reliever Buddy Groom during the Royals, 16-6, win at Kauffman Stadium.

1998: The Royals become the fifth team in American League history to score in every inning. The resulting line score of '11311324' defeated Oakland, 16-6, at Kauffman Stadium.

1999: Mark Quinn makes a memorable MLB debut going 3-for-4 with a double and two home runs.

September 15

1938: Birthday: Gaylord Perry

1967: Birthday: Paul Abbott

1967: Birthday: Dennis Moeller

1977: The Royals sweep their second doubleheader in two days winning 7-6 and 5-4 against Oakland.

1983: Birthday: Luke Hochevar

September 16

1973: Birthday: Desi Relaford

1979: Birthday: Chris George

1982: Birthday: Ramon Ramirez

1999: Carlos Beltran's first inning, two-run homer gives him 100 RBIs in his rookie season. He is the the first rookie since Mark McGwire (1987) to reach the century mark.

1979: Willie Wilson's third inning inside-the-park home run is his fifth of the season -- the most since Hall of Famer Kiki Cuyler hit eight for the Pirates in 1925.

September 17

1937: Birthday: Orlando Cepeda

1956: Birthday: Thad Bosley

1974: Steve Busby becomes the second Royals pitcher to post a 20-game season. He outduels Catfish Hunter with a complete three-hit, eight strikeout performance in a 2-1 win over Oakland.

1975: Birthday: Ryan Jensen

1979: George Brett collects his 20th triple of the season, becoming the fifth player to garner 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 HRs in the same season.

1980: The Royals clinch their fourth AL West title defeating the Angels, 5-0, at Royals Stadium.

1989: Bret Saberhagen reaches the 20-win mark for the second time in his career with a seven inning one-hit performance en route to his second Cy Young Award. The Royals defeat Baltimore, 7-0, at Royals Stadium.

September 18

1980: Willie Wilson steals second and third in the second-inning against the Angels, earning a then-record 28 consecutive stolen bases. The Royals defeat the Angels, 5-2, at Royals Stadium.

September 19

1979: Birthday: Lenny DiNardo

1980: George Brett goes 2-4 to keep his batting average at .400. The Royals defeat Oakland, 13-3, at Royals Stadium.

2002: Royals first base coach Tom Gamboa is assaulted in the ninth-inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The bizarre scene unfolds near the end of a 2-1 Royals win.

September 20

1948: Birthday: Gary Lance

1948: Birthday: Aurelio Lopez

1954: Birthday: Bob Detherage

1972: Royals Hall of Famer Steve Busby throws a complete game while also collecting three hits and three RBIs in a 9-2 victory against the Angels.

1975: The A's and Royals set an AL record by using 42 players in a nine-inning game. Oakland overwhelms Kansas City, 16-4, at Royals Stadium.

1983: Birthday: Angel Sanchez

September 21

1979: Royals Academy graduate U.L. Washington hits the first two home runs of his Major League career -- one from each side of the plate. The Royals defeat Oakland, 13-4, at the Coliseum.

1984: Birthday: Carlos Rosa

1987: Birthday: Jeremy Jeffress

September 22

1961: Birthday: Vince Coleman

2003: The Royals hand the Detroit Tigers their 118th loss with a 12-6 win at Kauffman Stadium.

September 23

1942: Birthday: Jim Rooker

1977: The Royals clinch their second consecutive AL West title with their 96th win of the season. Kansas City defeats the Angels, 7-3, at Anaheim Stadium.

1977: Birthday: Brent Abernathy

1986: The Royals trade 1985 World Series hero Darryl Motley to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for pitcher Steve Shields.

1993: George Brett officially announces his retirement at the end of the 1993 season, marking the end of his Hall of Fame playing career. He played all 21 seasons of his career in Kansas City .

September 24

1947: Birthday: Norm Angelini

1965: Birthday: Scott Leius

1966: Birthday: Kevin Koslofski

1970: Birthday: Paul Spoljaric

September 25

1970: Birthday: Ray Holbert

1978: Dennis Leonard becomes the third Royals pitcher to post a 20-win season. The milestone is a complete game victory as the Royals defeat the Mariners, 7-2, at Royals Stadium.

2001: Angel Berroa collects his first Major League hit. The eighth-inning single comes off Detroit Tigers pitcher Jose Lima at Kauffman Stadium.

September 26

1968: Birthday: Brian Shouse

1973: Paul Splittorff becomes the first Royals pitcher to post a 20-win season. The milestone comes in a 6-2 victory against the White Sox at Comiskey Park.

1974: Steve Busby collects his then-club record 22nd win with a complete game, 10-1, victory against the Angels at Royals Stadium.

1978: The Royals clinch their third consecutive AL West title defeating the Mariners, 4-1, behind Larry Gura's three-hit performance. By time, it is the shortest game in Royals Stadium history at just 1 hour and 42 minutes.

1979: Royals Hall of Famer Frank White becomes the fourth Royals player to hit for the cycle. White completes the feat with a ninth-inning triple, and scores on an error charged to centerfielder Bobby Clark. The Royals defeat the Angels, 4-0, at Anaheim Stadium.

1988: Mark Gubicza becomes the fifth Royals pitcher to post a 20-game season. He tosses a three-hit shutout with ten strikeouts, as the Royals defeat the Mariners, 5-0, at Royals Stadium.

September 27

1984: Future Royal Jaime Quirk hits a walk-off home run in his only career at-bat with Cleveland beating the Twins. The win moves first-place Kansas City two games in front of Minnesota with three games left to play in the season.

1986: Birthday: Vin Mazzaro

1999: The Royals play the Detroit Tigers in the final game at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers win 8-2, and the last batter in the ballpark's history is Carlos Beltran who strikes out against Todd Jones.

September 28

1942: Birthday: Grant Jackson

1958: Birthday: Pete Filson

1980: Birthday: Chris Demaria

1984: The Royals clinch their fifth AL West title in nine seasons with win number 84 in the 160th game of the season. Kansas City defeats Oakland, 6-5, at the Coliseum.

1987: Kevin Seitzer goes 2-4 and collects his 200th hit of the season. He is the first rookie to reach the 200-hit mark since Tony Oliva and Dick Allen both turned the trick in 1964.

September 29

1938: Birthday: Mike McCormick

1949: Birthday: Steve Busby

1953: Birthday: Warren Cromartie

1970: Kansas City and Minnesota combine to use 49 players -- 27 by Minnesota and 22 by the Royals -- to set a Major League game record.

1976: Birthday: Calvin Pickering

1977: The Royals win their 100th game of the season defeating the Angels, 6-3, at Royals Stadium. Kansas City finished the season with a Major League best 102-59 record.

1980: Birthay: Miguel Asencio

1992: Royals pitcher Dennis Rasmussen hurls a one-hit shutout over the Angels in a 2-0 win at Anaheim Stadium. Damion Easley's leadoff single in the fourth inning is the only Angels hit.

1993: George Brett ties the game with an eighth-inning RBI single in his final at-bat at Kauffman Stadium.

September 30

1972: Birthday: Jose Lima

1974: Birthday: Jeremy Giambi

1980: George Brett rallies Kansas City with a three-run walk-off home run capping a 7-5, 14-inning against Seattle. Brett ends the season with 24 home runs and only 22 strikeouts.He is the first player with fewer strikeouts than home runs since 1959.

1980: Birthday: Bryan Bullington

1985: Bret Saberhagen tosses a complete game at Royals Stadium to become the fourth Royals pitcher to post a 20-win season. The 3-1 win over the Angels ties the two clubs atop the AL West standings with six games left to play.

1989: Bret Saberhagen sets a club record with his 23rd win of the season. The Royals defeat Oakland, 6-1, at the Coliseum.

1992: George Brett collects career hit 3,000. The milestone is a seventh-inning single against Angels pitcher Tim Fortungo.

2006: The Royals begin a game against the Tigers with a double, single, triple and homerun. Kansas City defeats Detroit, 9-6, at Comerica Park.

October 1

1976: The Royals clinch their first AL West title when the A's falls to the Angels 2-0 in 12 innings at Oakland. The winning HR was hit by future Royal Rusty Torres off future Royal Vida Blue.

1978: The Royals closeout the season with a 1-0 win over Minnesota at Royals Stadium. Kansas City draws 2,255,493 for the season the first expansion club to ever hit the two million mark.

1995: Mike Sweeney captures his first Major League hit with a sixth inning lead-off pinch hit single off the Indians Paul Assenmacher at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.

October 2

1949: Birthday: Greg Pryor

1977: The Royals posted their 102 and final win of the regular season -- the most in baseball for 1978. The 2-0 win against the Angels at Royals Stadium is also win No. 20 for Dennis Leonard, making him the third Royal in history to reach that mark.

October 3

1949: Birthday: Steve Foucault

1972: Omaha Royals manager Jack McKeon is named the fourth full-time manager in Royals history replacing Bob Lemon. Lemon continues as manager for the final two games of the 1972 season.

1973: Birthday: Kerry Robinson

1976: George Brett's ninth inning, inside the park HR, makes him 3-4 in the season's final game. He edged teammate Hal McRae for the American League batting crown. Brett finished at .3333 ahead of McRae at .3321.

1982: Royals Hall of Famer Willie Wilson finishes the season batting .329, to claim the American League batting crown. Wilson finished at .3316 ahead of the Brewers Robin Yount at .3307.

1990: George Brett pinch hits and collects a sac fly in the fifth inning against Cleveland. Later, in the same game, Brett lashes a seventh inning single to clinch his third American League batting crown. Brett finished at .3290 ahead of the A's Rickey Henderson at .3252.

October 4

1949: Birthday: John Wathan

1956: Birthday: Charlie Leibrandt

1962: Birthday: Tony Ferreira

1962: Birthday: Chris James

1972: The Royals play the final Kansas City baseball game at 22nd and Brooklyn, closing out Municipal Stadium with a 4-0 win againat Texas. Roger Nelson pitches a sparkling two-hit shutout.

1978: Kansas City draws even with New York with a 10-4 win in AL Championship Series Game 2 at Royals Stadium. The top six in the order -- Brett, McRae, Otis, Porter, LaCock and Hurdle -- all post multiple hits. Royals Hall of famer Fred Patek posted the sole HR.

1980: Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard posts his 20 win of the season as the Royals defeat the Twins, 17-1, at Royals Stadium. It marks the third-time Leonard would win 20 or more games in a single campaign.

October 5

1957: Birthday: Onix Concepcion

1967: Birthday: Rey Sanchez

1972: Birthday: Yamil Benitez

1972: Birthday: Aaron Guiel

1973: Birthday: Brett Laxton

1977: Kansas City defeats New York, 7-2, in AL Championship Series Game 1 at Yankee Stadium. The Royals are powered by HRs from Al Cowens and Royals Hall of Famers Hal McRae and John Mayberry.

1978: George Brett homers in three consecutive at-bats against fellow Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter in AL Championship Series Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. The singular performance is not quite enough as the Royals fall 6-5.

1980: George Brett finishes the season batting .390 -- just five hits short of the .400 mark he chased all summer. The mark is more than enough to capture his second American League batting crown, finishing 38-points ahead of the Brewers Cecil Cooper.

1985: The Royals clinch their sixth AL West title defeating the A's, 5-4, in 10 innings. Royals Hall of Famer Willie Wilson drives in Pat Sheridan with the winning run on the next to last game of Kansas City's magical season.

October 6

1942: Birthday: Jerry Grote

1960: Birthday: Jay Baller

1968: Birthday: Ed Pierce

October 7

1943: Birthday: Jose Cardenal

1956: Birthday: Rudy Law

1965: Birthday: Enrique Burgos

1977: Dennis Leonard's four-hit game leads the Royals to a 6-2 win over New York in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.

October 8

1944: Birthday: Ed Kirkpatrick

1946: Birthday: Paul Splittorff

1980: Larry Gura scatters 10 hits and throws a complete game as Kansas City defeats New York, 7-2, in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series. Frank White ignites the Royals with a game-tying two-run double in the second inning.

October 9

1944: Birthday: Fred Patek

1980: The Royals score three runs in the third inning for a 3-2 win over New York in Game 2 of the AL Championship Series.

October 10

1980: Kansas City captures its first American League pennant.

October 11

1944: Birthday: Mike Fiore

1945: Birthday: Bob Stinson

1966: Birthday: Gregg Olson

1985: George Brett goes 4-for-4 with two homers, three runs scored and four RBIs. The Royals defeat Toronto, 6-5, in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.

October 12

1966: Birthday: Jorge Pedre

October 13

1964: Birthday: Chris Gwynn

1967: Birthday: Scott Cooper

1985: Danny Jackson tosses a shutout, leading Kansas City's, 2-0, victory over the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. The Royals stay alive but still trail 3-2 in the series headed back to Toronto.

October 14

1954: Birthday: Willie Aikens

1969: Birthday: Hector Ortiz

1980: Amos Otis homers in the second and Willie Aikens goes deep in the third, giving Kansas City a four-run lead in Game 1 of the World Series at Veterans Stadium. Despite another Aikens homer, the Phillies rally to defeat the Royals, 7-6.

October 15

1946: Birthday: Scott Northey

1968: The Royals win a coin flip with the Seattle Pilots for the first pick in the American League portion of the 1968 MLB Expansion Draft. Kansas City selects right-handed pitcher Roger Nelson of the Baltimore Orioles who becomes the first player ever on the Royals Major League roster.

1973: Birthday: Mendy Lopez

October 16

1949: Birthday: Don Hood

1953: Birthday: Rodney Scott

1959: Birthday: Kevin McReynolds

1985: Jim Sundberg's sixth-inning, bases-loaded triple extends the Royals lead to 5-1 and takes out Blue Jays starter Dave Steib. The Royals win American League Championship Series Game 7, 6-2, at Exhibition Stadium. Kansas City captures its second American League pennant with George Brett named ALCS MVP.

October 17

1976: Birthday: Seth Etherton

1980: Kansas City hosts its first World Series Game. The Royals win Game 3 (4-3) over the Phillies in walk-off fashion when Willie Aikens two-out 10th inning RBI single scores Willie Wilson.

October 18

1938: Birthday: Bobby Knoop

1951: Birthday: Andy Hassler

1966: Birthday: Carlos Maldanado

1980: The Royals tie the World Series at two games apiece with a 5-3 win over the Phillies at Royals Stadium. Willie Aikens hits home runs in both the first and second innings to become the first player in history with a pair of two-homer games in the same World Series.

October 19

1956: Birthday: German Barranca

1960: Birthday: Mark Davis

1961: Birthday: Tim Belcher

1964: Birthday: Mike Perez

1967: Sen. Stuart Symington (D-MO) takes to the floor of the U.S. Senate and refers to Kansas City Athletics owner Charles Finley as "one of the most disreputable characters ever to enter the American sports scene." The animosity between Finley and Kansas City leads to the A's departure and an American League promise of a new expansion club in Kansas City.

1972: Birthday: Joe McEwing

1976: Birthday: Jeff Austin

1980: Birthday: Jose Bautista

2007: Japan Series champion manager Trey Hillman of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters is named the 15th full-time manager in Royals history replacing Buddy Bell.

October 20

1967: Birthday: Harvey Pulliam

1968: Birthday: Rudy Seanez

1969: Birthday: Juan Gonzalez

October 21

1983: Birthday: Zack Greinke

October 22

1954: Birthday: Jaime Quirk

1969: Birthday: Hector Carrasco

1985: Kansas City gets its first win of the 1985 World Series in Game 3 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Frank White hits a key two-run homer in the fifth inning and Bret Saberhagen tosses a complete game in the 6-1 victory.

1994: Bob Hamelin is named American League Rookie of the Year. He receives 25 of 28 first-place votes to easily outdistance Cleveland's Manny Ramirez.

October 23

1956: Birthday: Luis Silverio

1976: Birthday: David Riske

1982: Birthday: Denny Bautista

October 24

1985: Danny Jackson stuffed a cork in the Cardinals offense and their celebration hopes with a five-hitter and Willie Wilson keyed an early Royals uprising to force the 1985 World Series back to Kansas City.

October 25

1951: Birthday: Al Cowens

1955: Birthday: Jeff Schattinger

1956: Birthday: Andy McGaffigan

1972: The Royals acquire pitcher Gene Garber in a trade with Pittsburgh that sends pitcher Jim Rooker to the Pirates.

1974: Birthday: Joe Nelson

1994: Kansas City native David Cone is named the American League Cy Young Award winner after posting a 16-5 record with a 2.94 ERA in the strike-shortened season.

October 26

1958: Birthday: Frank Wills

1978: Birthday: Jaime Cerda

1985: Dane Iorg's pinch-hit two-run single in the ninth inning caps the Royals 'Miracle on I-70' win in World Series Game 6 at Royals Stadium.

October 27

1953: Birthday: U.L. Washington

1962: Birthday: Terry Bell

1963: Birthday: Bip Roberts

1965: Birthday: Bobby Moore

1981: The Royals depart Kansas City for a 28-day, 17-game exhibition tour of Japan. They criss-cross the country playing the Yomiuri Giants, Taiyo Whales, Seibu Lions, Tokyo Giants, Hankyu Braves, Hiroshima Carp and a group of Japanese All-Stars.

1985: Kansas City captures its first World Series championship defeating St. Louis, 11-0, in Game 7 at Royals Stadium. Bret Saberhagen tosses a five-hit shutout and wins Series MVP honors.

October 28

1961: Birthday: Bob Melvin

1965: Birthday: Larry Casian

1982: Birthday: Andrew Lerew

1996: The Royals acquire DH/OF Chili Davis in a trade with California that sends Royals Hall of Fame pitcher Mark Gubicza and pitcher Mike Bovee to the Angels.

February 3

February 4

1959: Birthday: Keith Creel

1983: The Royals acquire Leon Roberts in a trade with Toronto that sends Minor Leaguer Cecil Fielder to the Blue Jays.

1988: The Royals make a one-year contract offer to free agent catcher Carlton Fisk, who was granted free-agency after a court-ordered MLB owners collusion ruling. He eventually re-signs with the White Sox.

April 8

1969: Kansas City hosts the Twins at Municipal Stadium. Joe Keough drives in Joe Foy with an 12th inning RBI single for Royals, 4-3, win.

1979: Birthday: Jeremy Guthrie

1985: Willie Wilson drives in two runs with a seventh-inning double, providing the winning margin in the Royals, 2-1, season opening win over the Blue Jays.

1991: Royals Stadiums Jumbotron -- the largest color videoboard in the United States when installed -- debuts on Opening Day.

1991: George Brett, Danny Tartabull and Kirk Gibson all collect two hits each, behind pitchers Bret Saberhagen and Dan Quisenberry, leading the Royals to a season opening, 4-2, win over the Indians at Royals Stadium.

April 9

1965: Birthday: Hal Morris

1967: Birthday: Graeme Lloyd

2000: The Twins and the Royals hit three consecutive homers in an inning marking the first in MLB history. Coomer, Jones and Lecroy for the Twins in the sixth; Beltran, Dye and Sweeney for the Royals in the eighth. Minnesota wins, 13-7, at Royals Stadium.

April 10

1973: Royals Stadium makes its debut. Paul Splittorff tosses a complete game, Amos Otis collects the first hit and John Mayberry blasts the first home run leading KC to a, 12-1, win against Texas.

April 11

1964: Birthday: Bret Saberhagen

1966: Birthday: Steve Scarsone

1970: Birthday: Joe Vitiello

1975: Birthday: Todd Dunwoody

1984: Birthday: Andres Blanco

April 12

1964: Birthday: Mike Macfarlane

1977: Birthday: DJ Carrasco

1986: Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard shut outs the Blue Jays on three hits before a national television audience in his first start since suffer a major knee injury in May of 1983. The Royals win, 1-0, at Royals Stadium.

2001: The Royals game against the Blue Jays at SkyDome in Toronto is postponed when pieces of the roof fall on the field during batting practice.

April 13

1969: Mike Fiore hits the first home run in Royals history leading Kansas City to, 4-1, win in Game One of a doubleheader against the A's at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum.

1986: Birthday: Lorenzo Cain

1996: Michael Tucker's fifth-inning home run is the only hit the Royals muster against knuckeballer Steve Sparks, but Kansas City still prevails, 3-2, over the Brewers at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

April 14

1947: Birthday: Joe Lahoud

1971: Birthday: Gregg Zaun

1976: Birthday: Kyle Farnsworth

1990: Royals Hall of Famer Bret Saberhagen gets the win and Mark Davis records a save, as Kansas City defeats Toronto, 3-1, at Royals Stadium. It is the first time in history both reigning Cy Young Award winners figure in a decision as teammates.

April 15

1968: Birthday: Billy Brewer

1977: Birthday: Paul Phillips

2003: The Royals rally with four ninth-inning runs to defeat the White Sox, 8-5. The game was delayed in the eighth when fans stormed the field to attack umpire Laz Diaz.

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